Understanding how viral infection occurs can provide important clues for researchers to develop strategies to prevent viral transmission and develop effective therapeutic agents and vaccines. SARS-CoV ...

Patients with respiratory allergies and allergic asthma, which are characterized by chronic type 2 airway inflammation, are often less susceptible to severe COVID-19. Lower viral replication is ...

IN previous investigations we have found a very high degree of relation between amount of cigarette smoking and the frequency of certain changes in the bronchial epithelium of men. 1,3 These changes ...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and it primarily infects cells in the respiratory tract. The human airway ...

As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to rage over much of the world, researchers are striving to understand how the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 ...

Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, adheres specifically to human ciliated respiratory-epithelial cells. In order to identify the adhesins of Bordetella, we tested mutant ...

The epithelium is a type of tissue that covers many different surfaces on the inside and the outside of your body. Epithelial cells are packed tightly together and serve as a barrier between the ...

Scientists present a new understanding of the connection between two distinct mechanisms for pumping fluids in living organisms: the 'flame' model and the 'carpet' model of ciliated ducts. The new ...

The establishment of nasal mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 through a nasal vaccine could be the most efficient way to combat COVID-19 infection. Understanding how viral infection occurs can ...